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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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